Education Team

Palo Alto Medical Foundation's (PAMF) Diabetes Education Department is comprised of a team of registered dietitians (RD), nurses (RN) and clinical social workers (MSW). In addition to their professional training, many have specialized in diabetes management and are Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE). Your diabetes educator works together closely with your primary care doctor to help you control your diabetes in the best possible way.

PAMF’s diabetes educators offer a variety of classes that cover everything you need to manage your diabetes healthfully, including basic nutrition and exercise guidelines; self-blood glucose monitoring, insulin, injectables and diabetes medications; diabetic emergencies and sick-day management; foot care; and much more. To support pregnant women with diabetes, PAMF also offers classes on gestational diabetes. And for those who need it, PAMF’s registered dietitians provide a wealth of information on the types of foods and meals you should eat to help you manage your diabetes. We offer a wide range of classes that cover the following topics:

Pre-diabetes (having high blood glucose levels but not high enough to have diabetes)

Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome

Preventing diabetes and heart disease

Diet and exercise recommendations for individuals with diabetes

Meal planning, including carbohydrate counting and dining out

Medication management

Reducing the risk of diabetes after delivery for women who had gestational diabetes